I've not forgotten about this. I want to at least get this to the end of the European war before I stop it. I'm writing a new update as we speak and should release it tomorrow. In the meantime enjoy another Australian war song.
The fourth entrant into the ThundAAR from Down UndAAR songbook is titled Swinging Along The Road To Victory and is one of my favourites. It's suitable to add this song now as, as the next update will show, the Australians are beginning to get on top of the germans and trully are swinging there way to Berlin. It's a marching song from 1940 that also emphasises how most of the Australian men were volunteers during WW2 unlike most armies. Once again here's Peter Dawson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KncSRzAi-aw
===="Swinging along the road to victory"===
Verse 1:
the bugler boy has sounded the call to arms
to fight for liberty
we've sent our force of right defying all their might
for we need to keep our Empire free
its no wonder our songs ring around the world
if we march beneath the union jack unfurled
Chorus:
for we're marching along the road to victory
swinging along the road to victory
i'm telling you, and you'll agree with me
we're in this fight for the sake of liberty
swinging along the road to victory
never a job too tight for you and me
now here's to the army, the boys in navy blue
salute for the airforce and the nurses too
and now for australia, shout koo-wee
swinging along the road to victory
Verse 2:
the cream of our youth have answered most loyally
the call to volunteer
our nation's sons elect march side my side erect
with no thought of danger or of fear
and the kaiser wilhelm saw what our boys can do
so herr hitler your time up we're telling you
Chorus:
for we're swinging along the road to victory
swinging along the road to victory
i'm telling you, and you'll agree with me
we're in this fight for the sake of liberty
swinging along the road to victory
never a job too tough for you and me
now here's to the army, the boys in navy blue
salute for the airforce and the nurses too
and now for australia, shout koo-wee
swinging along the road to victory
swinging along the road to victory
never a job too tough for you and me
now here's to the army, the boys in navy blue
salute for the airforce and the nurses too
and now for australia, shout koo-wee
swinging along the road to victory